4 dead, including child, 1 hurt in Boston shooting

The shooting was the latest in a spike of violence in the city that has frustrated, police, politicians and community leaders

The Associated Press

BOSTON — An early morning shooting in Boston left a toddler and three others dead, and a fifth person was hospitalized and not expected to survive, police said Tuesday. There have been no arrests, and police have asked for the public's help in the case.

Investigators think the victims knew the shooter, and Davis appealed to the public for help in apprehending the suspect or suspects.

Police are looking for a silver or gray Ford Explorer that may be connected to the shooting. The vehicle was seen leaving shortly after the shooting, Driscoll said.

Police recovered a "significant amount of evidence" at the scene, Davis said, without getting specific.

The shooting was the latest in a spike of violence in the city that has frustrated, police, politicians and community leaders. There had been 50 homicides in the city as of Sept. 27, according to police department data, up from 40 in the same period last year.

The normally soft spoken Mayor Thomas Menino was so personally affected by the slaying of a pizza delivery driver in early September that he told a group of college students that he would torture the three suspects, one of whom is a teenage girl. He later apologized for his remarks.

Copyright 2015 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.